What do we know about Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows?

[Carol]

Richard wrote:
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> The "Seven Potters" broom chase/fight should definitely be in the movie.  It could be a real WOW way to start the first film. 
 
Carol responds:

They can't start DH with the Seven Potters scene because they have to show supposed DE Snape leaking important information (and I know they've cast Charity Burbage, whose death shows LV's agenda before Harry's wand attacks his and he goes off on his Elder Wand binge). I think Bellatrix's vendetta against her niece for marrying a werewolf also comes up. And, of course, LV has to borrow Lucius Malfoy's wand as a means of avoiding the Brother Wands effect, the first step in the Elder Wand subplot.

But, yes, they have to have the Seven Potters scene, in which both Hedwig and Mad-Eye get killed (I suspect that Umbridge will have his eye stuck in her door later just as in the book). I don't know whether they'll have Snape accidentally Sectumsempra George's ear, but it will certainly add to the excitement and pathos (and the illusion that Snape is evil) if they do. And Harry has to get from the Dursleys' to the Weasleys' somehow. (Presumably, as you said somewhere, it will have been magically restored, though only five of the eight adult Weasleys will have been at home to do it and I doubt that Ron would be much help.) I hope they show Harry's good-bye to the Dursleys', complete with Dudders' apology, but they probably won't.

Alan Rickman will have only about four scenes, not counting "The Prince's Tale," which I'm sure they'll abridge (sigh), so they need to make the most of the few they have, especially after short-changing him in the film that was supposed to be about Harry and the HBP. By "need," I mean that the Snape subplot is crucial to the story as a whole, and WB would be foolish not to make the most of Rickman's popularity. And they have two films rather than one to get the story right this time.

Carol, wondering if disappointing box office results for HBP will motivate Yates, et al., to stay closer to the book this time